Remember when we all just used those old stiff brushes?

I finally dropped about $350 on a new rotary cleaning system last spring, the kind with the flexible rods and the spinning head. I was worried it was just a gimmick, you know? But man, it cut my time on a standard flue in half, especially on those older, rougher clay liners in the historic district. My shoulder doesn't ache at the end of the day like it used to after fighting with a heavy pole and a static brush. The real test was a nasty creosote clog in a farmhouse chimney out near Millerton... the old gear would have had me up there for hours. This thing chewed right through it. Anyone else made a switch to newer tools that actually lived up to the hype?

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wendy_jackson2h agoMost Upvoted

Actually, it was for the whole rotary system, not just the brush. That price includes the motor head and a few different rods. The brush itself is just one part of the kit.

the_rose3h ago

Oh, so we're just casually dropping three hundred bucks on a brush now? Must be nice to have fancy chimney money.

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